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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-05-05
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Surveying and Conveyancing

WILL survey anywhere, promptly and al
short notice-accuracy guaranteed. Special
attention paid in connection Herewith to ORA w
ING DEEDS or any yotherinstruments Of Writing
O.-Charestown, jefferson Co., w. Va.
Dec. s, 1877. 5. HOW ELL BhOMN.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-05-05
Fish !!

CLUT. Branch and All Roe Potomac Her
VI ring and Boned Shad for sale by the Bar
rel Half Barrel or Dozen.
June 4. 'S5. G. W. T. KEARSLEY.
NEW FRUiT.-Just received. fresh lot Of
y New CitrOn, Raisins and Currants We
have also now fresh supply Of Coufectioner's
Sugar, from which YOU can make your own
candy as you want it. and have it fresh.
Respectfully, c. d. EBY.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-05-05
NNl. II. TRANEBS.
fTrnRNEE TIIT-

CtgIestora. Je5egoa Comfy, West Virginia,
VIII practice in the Courts of thisCounty and
the adjoining Counties.
Office next door to the residence of Mrs Max
well. and nearly opposite the Carter House. '
November 3j. tS6j.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-05-05
Eagle Avenue Gardens.

THE public is respectfully informed that !
Il am now prepared to furnish plants of all
standard varieties for vegetable gardens, such as
CABBAGE, TOMATO, PEPPER, EGG, LET
TUCE. SAGE, CAULIFLOWER, &C,
ALSO SWEET POTATO SETS,
at the Eagle Avenue Gardens, (west Of Mt.
ParvoD and at my Town Branch on Liberty
street. adjoining the residence of Hon. JAS NJ
Mason A share of the public patronage will
be thankfully received.
E.Ss-Fresh Vegetables in season.
April /, 1SS6. +. ). WILLIAMS.
Jas. r. Mclaughlin [Chas. II. Herbert.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-05-05
VIM L. Wilson.
1rrORNETS -iT III.

CiaFetor.. Je5as,t Coa't. Hes' Virginia.
VIII attend tLe Courts of Jefferson and BerSe-
lev Counties. aud attend ,0 other law business
in the State of West Virginia. Special atten-
tion given to collections,
March . 1870
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-05-05
Professional Cards.


Ctuissoca. J.geosou Comfy. West Virginia,
4ayiu., resumed the practice of Medicine Of
r.-- hi, Professional services to the public.
Office next door to residence, near corner ci
George and Main streets.
january 22 1876.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-05-05

Ciuies,ore. JeF,e9s C3att Wes, Vagina.
zs-Omce iu Isaac Foukes Law Building.
J.fohrr d. 1,1>-y.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-05-05
REPAIR WORK A SPECIALITY.

We have secured the services of Mr.. Thos.
Ryan, so favorably known for years in connec-
ton with Maj. Hawks Factory, to execute the
woodwork on our manufactures.
Hoping to receiyea fair share Of your patron
age, We pledge ourselves to give you value re-
ceiyed.
SCHULTZ & PEDNEUX.
Jso-Shops on Bloomery Turnpike, Squares
from Main st.
May p, 1SS5-tf.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-05-05

Founded on legend, very afiectingly told by
Mr.. Moody, the Evangelist.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-05-05
Farmers.
Barber Shop.

THE Barber Shop one door West of 80 Garter
/ House" has been reftted andhaudsomely
furnished with improved Chairs &c, and will
be conducted by Samuel Brown. Customers
are assured of cleanliness in all the appoint
mentS, and comfortable, prompt and courteous
attention. SAMUEL BROWN,
August 2S 1884.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30

An international exhibition is to be
opened in Melbourne on August 1, 1883,
tooeltbrate the centenary of the founding
Of New South Wales, the first Australian
colony. Aside from the growth of
America, there is nothing more remark
able than the growth of Australia in all
that relates to the population, production
snd the general distribution OF wealth.
From penal colony-inhabited at first
by those true patriots who left their
country for their country's good-it has
developed into a great nation, in which
the arts, commerce and education are in
hopeful process Of development. Some
slight idea Of its marvellous growth may
be gained when it is known that during
the year 1885 Australia, with popu-
Iation Of 3, 500, 900, imported from Great
Britain alone goods to the amount OF
$lGJ, 900, 900; that the aggregate
myth OF railroads opened for
tarlH amounts 10 ftfVV infD't -eNN
that when tho lines Of rail now in
course Of construction shall have been
completed they will reach total
length Of 10. 900 miles. Communication
octween this country and Australia IS
also rapidly growing, and number OF
American industrial and manufacturing
establishments have now thriving agencies
in its chief cities; 50 that the proposed
exhibition will doubtless be taken ad-
vantage Of by many Of our manufac-
turers as offering an opportunity for
making the peop.e Of the antlPodes
better acquainted with our natural re-
sources and with the products Of our IN
ventivs Skill and general progress
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30
ALL BUT HANGED.

The story of man who is reprieved
while standing on the scaffold with the
moose about his neck, must always thrill.
The fact of any one standing in the pres
ence of death for a moment has strange
fascination about it, and his fellow men
are anxious to know what his thoughts
and feelings were as he expected to be
ushered into eternity. 1t has been my ill
luck to look squarely into the eyes of
grim death on several occasions, and my
good luck to preserve my life against the
fate which seemed to hunger for it; and
some Of the incidents may prove interest
ing to the general reader.
During the siege of Yorktown by Nc
Clellan was detailed from my company
to do scout work. While my reports no
doubt went to the commander himself,
l Ireported directly to a division COM
mander, whom | never met without
being forced to notice the fact that he
was the worse for liquor. Later on in the
war there was a chief of scouts, but at
this time there were half a dozen of us
taking orders direct from this General
and reporting back to him in person. On
my third trip was very nearly captured
by the Confederates, and in the squeeze
Igotrid of all my papers, including the
pass which gave me entrance and exit
to the Federal lines. Therefore, when
finally reached the Federal picket post
had nothing by which to identify myself.
The officer in command of the reserve
picket post was a smart Aleck, who
thought to add TO his importance by re-
fusing to believe my story and sending
me TO the headquarters of the brigade
There was regarded as a veritable
Confederate spy, and the General in com
mand was extremely pompous in his de-
meanor toward me. / can remember
the conversation as vividly as If it took
place yesterday. BY the time reached
his tent my arms had been tied behind
me, and was looked upon as a very
dangerous fellow.
$50 you are the spy captured down
there at the pickett" shouted the General
as l stood before him.
81 am no spy, sir" replied.
"0h, no, Of course not; but don't you
talk back to me, you internal tratror
Who sent you spying into our campp'
II am a Union soldier, sir, and be-
long to-"
"shut up you scouRdrsll Don't
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30
A:wrInkIe In Photos.

A "wrinkle" just now is to have your
photograph taken on dark background.
Where the features are suited to the
strong contrast highly classical looking
picture is theresult In most cases, how
ever, this contrast is too trying. For the
average plain man or woman there are
intermediate shades, which are quite ef-
fective, but it is very difficult to get the
right one in each instance without ex-
perimcnting at considerable expense.
These shades are in general bright cof-
fee color, and the particular tone which
is most desirable is within the modifca-
tions Of this color. - brooklyn CitisNa,
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30
A SONG OF THE SUNSET LAM

A SONG OF THE SUNSET LAND.
In the far off hills of the sunset land;
In the land where the long grass bends and
quivers,
Where the ghosts of night and morning stand
By the CLEANS and dreams of the lonely
rivers,
Where the brown sedge waving, stoops and
shivers
At the waters edgei in the sunset land.
Through the trackless paths of the sunset
land;
Where the silence broods in q dream un-
broken,
And the days slip by like grains of sand,
Where the song unsung and the word un-
spoken,
Seem like part of a namless token
OF the wild gray wastes of the sunset land
On the snow-clad peaks Of the sunset land;
As they rise in the clouds so near to heaven
In shadowy vastness, stern and grand,
Where gaunt old pines by the lightning
riven,
Moan in the wind, through their branches
driven,
On the crags and cliffs Of the sunset land.
Mid the rolling plains Of the sunset land,
Where the echoes drift on the tufted
heather
In the wake of breezes sweet and bland;
Where the shadows go in troop together
Across the haze of the fair June weather
In the grassy dells of the sunset land.
By the wand'ring streams Of the sunset land,
Where the ripples rise mid the tall reeds
bending
And float away to an unknown strand;
And the shade and the sunlight slow de-
scending
Fall where the voice of the waters blend
ing
Sings Of the sunset land.
Ernest McGd6ey. in Inter Ocean.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30
Samantha's Medical Adviser.

The following is on extract from the
amusing book, Samantha at Saratoga" :"
by Josiah Aliens wife: The idee would
keep sayin' to me: Saratoga is one of
the most beautiful places in our native
land. The waters will help you, the in
spirin' music, and elegance and gay en-
joyment you will find there, will sort a
uplift you. You had better go there on
a tower;" and agin it sez: "Mebby it will
help Josiah's corns."
And old DR.. Gale a happenin' in at
about that time, asked him about it
Che doctored me when l wuz baby, and
l have helped 'em for years. Good old
creetur, he don't get along as well as he
ort to. Loontown is a healthy place..
told him about my strong desire to go
to Saratoga, and l asked him plain if he
thought the water would help my
pardners corns. And he looked dretful
wise and he riz up and walked across the
floor 2 and fro several times, probably
times to, and the same number Of
times fro, with his arms crossed back
under the skirt of his coat and his eye.
brows knit in deep thought, before he
answered me. Finely he said that mod
ern science had not fully demonstrated
yet the direct bearing of water on corn.
In some eases it might and probably did
stimulate 'em to greater luxuriance, and
then again great flow of water might
retard their growth.
Sez I, anxiously: "Then you'd advise
me to go there with himY'
eyes" sez he: ION the hull, advise
you to CO."
Them words reported to Josiah, and
sez 1 in anxious axents: cdr. Gale ad-
vises us to CO."
And Josiah sez 81 guess I sha'n't mind
what that old fool sez."
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30

"Then began to count one-two-
three, and so on, and had got up to nine,
when heard shouting not far away,
and mingled with it the sound of horses
coming at gallop.
'Don't cut that fopel'' commanded
the officer in charge, and / said to my
self:
Something has gone wrong, and there
will be further delay. Perhaps / am to
be shot. That would be an easier way
to die"
There was some loud talk around me,
two or three people came up the ladder
to the platform, and directly a hand
pulled the cap off my head and voice
said:
Captain, there issome terrible mistake
here. This is Roberts, one of my scouts. /"
"But you did not know him last
hight"
II know him now, and you will release
at OiOC.
It was Gen. -. AS he awoke from
his drunken sleep at an early hour dim
remembrance of the message crept into
his mind, and he rolled out of bed and
found the inquiry sent by the court
martial He could not remember what
word he had sent in reply, but he jumped
into his clothes and then into the saddle,
and he came just in time to prevent g
military murder What was the effect
of this close call7 Well, 1 went to the
hospital for two weeks with fever, and
it was full month before was posi-
lively certain of my identity .-Ne,o York
Sun.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30
To Allay Vomiting.

At this season of the year diseases of
which persistent vomiting is one of the
important symptoms are exceedingly
common. In summer complaint especial
ly, the stomach is often so excessively
irritable that everything taken excites
immediate vomiting. In such cases
prompt measures of relief are required.
The vomiting is then almost always at
tended with great thirst, and, as a rule,
water or other drinks are freely given by
those who have the patients in charge.
Where much is taken into the stomach,
even if it be simply water, the vomiting
is sure to persist Therefore, the most
important thing to do is to give that
organ opportunity to rest, for a time at
least. Nourishment should be entirely
dispensed with, if necessary, even for
twenty-four hours. Experience has
shown that such privation is borne
well by infants even less than year old,
and it is certainly better than to con-
tinue to give them food that is thrown
up again as often as it is taken. To re-
duce the irritability Of the stomach, and
to allay the thirst as well, ice pellets ar
advised. If ice water is allowed at all, it
must be restricted to teaspoonful doses.
When it is proper to give nourishment,
milk and limewater in equal parts is the
first to be given That, also, should be
limited to teaspoonful doses. One tea
spooful may be given every fifteen OF
twenty minutes. If it is retained, the
interval between the doses may be
gradually shortened until such small
quantities can be safely allowed every
two or three minutes. Then the dose
may be increased to dessertspoonful at
long intervals, and, after time, to
tablespoonful, then to wineglassful, and
so on. By this method nearly all cases
of vomiting due to irritability of the
stomach Of recent origin can be allayed
in from twenty-four to forty-eight hours.
Under all circumstances, even light food
is forbidden in such cases for at least
three days after the vomiting has ceased,
and even then it should be selected with
exceeding care, and given in gradually
increasing quantities. Boston Herald.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30
FUN.

''What can use to clean carpetsr
Use your husband. .-DdnriUe Breeze
1t was the lady who thought she was
going to swoon who had faint suspicion
Orange mobs are dangerous and so are
orange seeds. And so are orange bios
SONS, too, sometimes. --LJe.
There is no change in the style of fish
ing tackle this year, except that the jug
nas more body and not quite so much
neck. Rochester Erpress.
Coins with the magic date 1887 are in
high demand in London. By the way,
any coins with any date are equally popu-
lar over here. Boston Herald.
Little Willie, when he first saw his baby
cousin, gazed on the tiny thing foramo-
ment in awed silence and then whispered:
mamma, is he her2"-W Vide ADake.
Young Student Physician Ito charity
PATIENT j-'1-I think youmust have a-a
some kind of IA fever; but-our
class has only gone as far as conVulsions.
I'll come in again in week. - Harpers
Bdzdr.
"Old Mother Peter she went to the
metre to see how much gas she had
burned; she danced cotillion when she
read seven million, and her mind was
forever o'er-turned. y Cincinnati Tell
gram.
There is an old retainer of family IN
the Western Addition who is always COM
planning. "Well, Tim, how are you to-
day7" asked the lady of the house.
Sure, ma'am, an I'm not well at all, al
ALL" 'eWhat's the mattern Sorry av
me knows, ma'am, but / was thinkin',
ma'am, if you had any old medicines
about the house as you didn't want, I'd
be mighty obleeged to yez for thin.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30
A Ghost Guards the Cave.

In the Squaw Peak Range, Arizona, il
cave which no prospector has the nerve
to attempt to explore on account of il
being guarded by ghost. In the en-
trance sits thing that looks like tn,
corpse of an Indian woman. In 1868 .
party of whites found the cave filed will
Tonto Indians, whom they attacked anc
murdered. Since then no one has had
the courage to try to enter the cave be
cause of the thing that sits in its door
Last week George Matthews and hi
partner, named McCloud, being in tn,
range, concluded to have a look at th,
squaw Cave, not having any faith il
the stories told of it. The cave is situated
under the highest butte Of the Squav
Peak Range. They found it and JUS
took one look at the thing sitting in il
mouth. The Herald says: Matthew
declares there is not enough money il
Maricopa County to pay him 10 60 ther
again, and his partner, McCloud, has no
stopped running since-at least he has mo-
been seen since that time. Trginit
(NeU.) Entvprie.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30
Wonderful, II True.

Giles Busby, a Toledo fishmonger, was
cleaning whitefish last Monday, and in
the larger intestines he found diamond
ring. The ring had engraved upon
its inner surface 81. A. B., Chicago,
49," Busby forwarded the ring to the
Chief of Police in this City. Yesterday
Mrs. Julia A Lennox of 10 Lennox place,
identified and recovered the ring. She
tells an interesting story Of itsloss. In 1859
she, as Miss Bennett, became engaged to
Mr.. Lennox, and he gave her this dia-
mond ring for which he paid $3.50. Upon
their bridal trip in 1871 Mrs. Lennox lost
this ring; while she was washing her
hands in the toilet-room of the Pull
man car the ring slipped from her fin
ger and dropped through the waste-pipe.
AS the train happened to be crossing the
bridge over the st. Lawrence River, near
Montreal, just at the time, the bereaved
bride had no hope of recovering the ring,
There are no whitefsh in the st. Law
renee; the theory is that small fish
seized upon the ring, and at some future
time this small fish, while cruising about
the lakes, fell prey to the whitefish in
which the long-lost ring was discovered.
Giles Busby, the Toledo fishmonger, re-
ceived from Mr.. Lonnox check for 500
for his honesty Chicago Nevs.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30
THE SUMNER DAYS.

The summer days are long and sweet
oh, sweet and longi
We sit and list at Natures feet
Unto her song
We dream and dream through days so rare,
Oh, life is sweet
With birds and flowers and tender air,
And sunshine deep
Fair youth and love go hand in hand,
In life's bright spring;
Love uses well his magic wand
Sweet spoils to bring.
Young hearts, be happy while We may,
For youth is fleet;
The path lies not again this way
For thy swift feet
Then dream and sing thy happy song
Through summertide;
Mirth, innocence and joy belong
And with thee bide.
Sarah p Mclean, in The Current.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30

It is stated that the habit of drinking
absinthe is more common to-day in this
country than it ever was before. OF its
evil effects one writer says: The poor
wretches given up to absinthe drinking
suffer from peculiar train of nervous
symptoms, the most prominent of which
is epilepsy of remarkably severe char
acter The last moments of the absinthe
drinker are truly horrible. Absinthe,
besides alcohol, contains several ethereal
oils, Of which the most important is the
oil of wormwood. II has often been OBJ
served that the use of this beverage re-
suits in disorders widely differing from
those caused by alcohol alone, and the
oil of wormwood has produced in ami
mals tetanic commissions similar to the
epileptic form of convulsions which af-
feet absinthe drinkers.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30
Salt a Cure for railing Hair.

II am very glad of the opportunity
given mc by the query to thank "Notes
and Queries for the recommendation of
dry salt as a cure for falling hair. My
hair Lad come out frightfully for several.
months, so that / dreaded touching it
with brush. Thinking that salt could
do no harm, anyway, and remembering
the benefit always derived from sea air
and bathing, tried it, and was surprised
at the result, for after three applications
putting it on at night and brushing
and shaking it out in the morning
one hair came out with the most vigor-
Gus brushing. l have used itthree or four
times week since the middle of Novem-
ber, and notice perceptible thickening
of my hair and no disagreeable results
whatever. The treatment might not be
so beneficial to every one, of course, but
1 have written this fully, feeling that ]
could hardly say too much in praise of
what has been so successful with my
self. "-BostOn Transcript.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30

Men carry queer rheumatism fetiches in
their pockets. Washington Hesing has
been Juggling a potato around in the dark
recesses of his pantaloons for the past five
years or more. The "spud" weighed
half pound when Washington put i
into his pocket, but 1t is shriveled up
now, and looks like an ancient quid Of
tobacco. 1t has been with its owner in
thirteen countries, and has lived in the
same hole with the coin Of as many ma
.ions. Mr.. Hesing would not part with
the potato for dozen bushels Of june
wheat. = Chicago Herald,
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30
Asun.DIal,s Motto.

Some years since in the "Temple" was
a vertical sun-dial with the motto: 'Be-
gone about you business" 1t is stated
that this very appropriate motto was the
result of the following blunder: When
the dial was erected the benchers were
applied to for a motto. They desired
the builders man to call at the library at
a certain hour on certain day, when he
should receive instructions. But they
forgot the whole matter. The appointed
day and hour the builders man called at
the library and found only lawyer in
close study over law book The man
stated the cause of his intrusion, which
suited so badly the lawyers time and
leisure that he bid the man, sharply "Be-
gone about your business" The lawyers
testy reply was duly painted in big let
tiers upon the dial, and was considered so
apposit that it was allowed not only to
remain, but was considered to be as ap-
propriate motto as could be chosen
Chicd0o Tribune.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-30

China will shortly have stamped
coinage for the first time in her history,
the Messrs. Heaton Of Birmingham hav-
ing concluded a contract after protracted
negotiations, for furnishing coin presses
and all the apparatus of mint, which
will set up in China within year. Hith-
erto the coins in circulation have been
small brass tokens, roughly cast in sand
about the size of a half-penny and per-
forated with square hole by which they
arestrung together. They are of infin-
tesima value, being equal to one thou
sandth of a dollar or five shillings Eng
lish. The currency of higher value is of
silver in the form of balls and bars, the
value of which is calculated by weight.
There is a,so some paper currency, and
Mexican dollars have circulated freely.
The new machines will turn out the dol
lar and three lesser coins in silver, equal
TO ll0)0 part of dollar. The presses
will turn ont 200, 900 per day Of the
value of Sl2s,250 The brass coins will
retain the square hole, which has pre-
vailed from time immemorial, this being
point which Chinese conservatives
could not forego.